diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 24e296ff8ae..3925fadc6c9 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ common:public-release --grpc_keepalive_time=0s
 common:public-release --legacy_important_outputs
 common:public-release --//bazel/config:release=True
 common:public-release --//bazel/config:extensions_signature_verification_secure=True
+common:public-release --stamp
 
 --config=fission
 common:fission --fission=yes
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 3883050da55..4ed611f35ec 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ single_version_override(
     version = "1.7.1",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.0.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.2.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20250512.1", repo_name = "com_google_absl")
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "abseil-cpp",
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 58bff89e287..f69e6cd4f9a 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_perl/0.2.4/source.json": "574317d6b3c7e4843fe611b76f15e62a1889949f5570702e1ee4ad335ea3c339",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_pkg/0.7.0/MODULE.bazel": "df99f03fc7934a4737122518bb87e667e62d780b610910f0447665a7e2be62dc",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_pkg/1.0.1/MODULE.bazel": "5b1df97dbc29623bccdf2b0dcd0f5cb08e2f2c9050aab1092fd39a41e82686ff",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_pkg/1.0.1/source.json": "bd82e5d7b9ce2d31e380dd9f50c111d678c3bdaca190cb76b0e1c71b05e1ba8a",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_pkg/1.2.0/MODULE.bazel": "c7db3c2b407e673c7a39e3625dc05dc9f12d6682cbd82a3a5924a13b491eda7e",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_pkg/1.2.0/source.json": "9062e00845bf91a4247465d371baa837adf9b6ff44c542f73ba084f07667e1dc",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_proto/4.0.0/MODULE.bazel": "a7a7b6ce9bee418c1a760b3d84f83a299ad6952f9903c67f19e4edd964894e06",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_proto/5.3.0-21.7/MODULE.bazel": "e8dff86b0971688790ae75528fe1813f71809b5afd57facb44dad9e8eca631b7",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0-rc1/MODULE.bazel": "1e5b502e2e1a9e825eef74476a5a1ee524a92297085015a052510b09a1a09483",
diff --git a/bazel/install_rules/install_rules.bzl b/bazel/install_rules/install_rules.bzl
index 16e1307e93f..eda6247d089 100644
--- a/bazel/install_rules/install_rules.bzl
+++ b/bazel/install_rules/install_rules.bzl
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ def mongo_install(
                 "no-remote": "1",
                 "local": "1",
             },
+            preserve_mtime = True,
             testonly = testonly,
             target_compatible_with = select({
                 "@platforms//os:windows": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],
@@ -603,6 +604,7 @@ def mongo_install(
                     "no-remote": "1",
                     "local": "1",
                 },
+                preserve_mtime = True,
                 testonly = testonly,
                 target_compatible_with = select({
                     "@platforms//os:windows": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],